Fighter Sweep

B-1 Fleet Gets A Much-Needed Break!

March 10, 2016

Editor’s Note: Like many others in the inventory, one of our very favorite airplanes has been extremely busy over the past decade-plus and is in need of a break, also View More ›

DARPA Teases VTOL X-Plane Concept

March 10, 2016

Editor’s Note: Any aircraft which takes off and lands along a vertical axis has been a very challenging hurdle for aircraft designers since the concept first met reality. We’ve all View More ›

F-22 Raptor Finally Begins Fielding The AIM-9X!

March 9, 2016

Editor’s Note: FighterSweep Fans, this has been a long time coming. Raptor pilots have long lamented the lack of the U.S. Air Force’s most capable short-range air-to-air missile, the AIM-9X View More ›

Flying Bazooka Drones Are Real?!

March 9, 2016

Editor’s Note: We’ve touched on some of the amazing aircraft designs which have revolutionized aviation since the Wright Brothers took to the sky on 17 December 1903. We’ve heard of View More ›

11 Game-Changing Aircraft Of The 21st Century!

March 9, 2016

Happy Wednesday, FighterSweep Fans! Our friends over at Business Insider came up with a list of eleven aircraft that are the most “game-changing” thus far in the 21st century. Many View More ›

US Airstrike Kills 150 Somali Militants

March 9, 2016

Editor’s Note: The forested military training camp, located about 125 miles north of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, was known to be al-Shabab‘s main base for planning and strike coordination. View More ›

Navy Helicopters, USAF PJs Rescued Downed Crew

March 9, 2016

Editor’s Noted: As we reported previously, a very sophisticated U.S. Army reconnaissance aircraft crash landed near Irbil in northern Iraq two days ago. Photographs and video from the scene showed View More ›

Airstrike Targets Daesh Military Commander

March 9, 2016

Editor’s Note: It’s always fantastic when we hear news like this. Our men and women continue to handle their business and pursue high-value targets as they present themselves, and this View More ›

Bitchin’ Betty: Voice Of The Hornet Retires!

March 8, 2016

FighterSweep Fans, how many of you have or are currently flying the F/A-18 Super Hornet–or aspire to become Super Hornet Drivers? Any Hands? Okay. Next question: how many of you View More ›

Senior Leaders Brief “State Of The Air Force”

March 8, 2016

Editor’s Note: Some would say the “State of the Air Force” depends largely on who you talk to. Some say morale is at an all-time low. Others say the Air View More ›